Wakefield by-election candidates minute-manifesto on cost of living

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Voters in Wakefield will go to the polls on 23 June

The rising cost of living due to increases in food, fuel and energy prices has had an impact on people's finances across the UK.

Ahead of the forthcoming Wakefield by-election the BBC asked candidates to outline in sixty seconds how they would tackle the issue.

The candidates appear alphabetically by surname:

Nadeem Ahmed, Conservative Party

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Akef Akbar, Independent

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Paul Bickerdike, Christian Peoples Alliance

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Mick Dodgson, Freedom Alliance. Real People. Real Alternative

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Sir Archibald Stanton Earl 'Eaton, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party

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Jayda Fransen, Independent

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Jordan James Gaskell, UK Independence Party

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David John Rowntree Herdson, Yorkshire Party

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Therese Hirst, English Democrats

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Christopher Richard Jones, Northern Independence Party

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Simon Robert Lightwood, Labour Party

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Jamie Luke Needle, Liberal Democrats

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Ashley Theo Blue Routh, Green Party

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Candidates for the 23 June ballot outline their plans to tackle cost of living crisis.

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Ashlea Simon, Britain First

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Chris Walsh, Reform UK

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